Kale-Spinach-Basil Pesto

Name: Kale-Spinach-Basil Pesto
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (360 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh kale (720 ml) Kale; 1 cup fresh spinach (240 ml) Spinach; 1 cup fresh basil leaves (240 ml) Basil; 1/2 cup pinenuts, toasted (120 ml) Pine Nuts; 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (240 ml) Parmesan; 2 cloves garlic Garlic; juice of half a lemon (15 ml) Lemon Juice; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (120 ml) Olive Oil; ½ tsp (3 g) Salt; about ¼ tsp (0.5 g) Pepper

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Nicole Gomes recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nicole Gomes.

CONDIMENT · PASTA & SANDWICHES

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18.

Gomes's kale-spinach-basil pesto for pasta.

On the jar

PESTO

Method: blend
Yield: about 1½ cups
Ingredients: 10

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Kale 720 mlSpinach 240 mlBasil 240 mlPine Nuts 120 mlParmesan 240 mlLemon Juice 15 ml

Ingredients

Kale3 cups fresh kale (720 ml)
Spinach1 cup fresh spinach (240 ml)
Basil1 cup fresh basil leaves (240 ml)
Pine Nuts1/2 cup pinenuts, toasted (120 ml)
Parmesan1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (240 ml)
Garlic2 cloves garlic
Lemon Juicejuice of half a lemon (15 ml)
Olive Oil1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil (120 ml)
Salt½ tsp (3 g)
Pepperabout ¼ tsp (0.5 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Nicole Gomes. Canadian / Italian-influenced. Cited awards include: Top Chef Canada winner S5 All-Stars (2017).

Originally published as Kale–Spinach–Basil Pesto.

Adapted from a Nicole Gomes recipe (Nicole Gomes / CBC Homestretch What's Cooking (re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Nicole Gomes / CBC Homestretch What's Cooking (re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18) (published as “Kale–Spinach–Basil Pesto”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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